Jazz Up Your Lesson

THERE IS MUSIC IN OUR SPEECH!

Warming-up: let the students talk about their favourite types of
music, composers, singers, bands, etc. Have they ever studied in a music school? Do they
play music instruments? Is music a universal language?

Now take the quiz about the music in the language:

Match the phraseological expression with its meaning.

1. Face the music

a. unusual, not typical

2. Play second fiddle to someone

b. to follow one’s own ideas rather than being
influenced by the group

3. Play by ear

c. to praise oneself; to brag

4. Music to my ears

d. take a popular position, to join the group that has
the greatest popularity

5. Blow one’s own horn

e. an overly dramatic and emotional story broadcast
regularly on the radio or TV

6. Sing the blues

f. not in agreement

7. Soap opera

g. set the TV control to receive a programme

8. It’s not over till fat lady sings

h. lively, active

9. Change one’s tune

i. good news; information that makes someone happy

10. Out of tune

j. to be subordinate to someone

11. Call the tune

k. adjust the engine so that it runs correctly

12. March to a different drummer

l. et cetera, and so on and so forth

13. Drum up business

m. to be disappointed or disillusioned

14. Off-beat

n. ignore someone or something

15. To beat the band

o. to make something more interesting or lively

16. Jump on the bandwagon

p. (to do something) very much, very fast

17. Tune up

q. to not speculate about something until it is completed

18. Tune in

r. accept the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions

19. Tune out

s. influence people to buy something

20. Jazzy

t. to change one’s opinion or manner

21. Jazz something up

u. make decisions

22. All that jazz

v. to play a piece of music without looking at the notes

Now talk about the phenomenon of “The Beatles” – “The Four
Lads Who Shook the World”.

Do your students know them? Can they name all four musicians?

And take the quiz: unscramble each of the clue words.

Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells bellow with the same
number and read the title of one of the best-known hits of “The Beatles”.

The Beatles

Now, that your students have unscrambled the puzzle, enjoy listening
to the song and get language practice: fill in the gaps in the song lyrics.

I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND

Oh yeah, I’ll ________ you ________,
I ________ you’ll ________.
When I’ll ________ that ________
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand.

And ______ I ______ you I ______ happy ______
It’s ________ a ________ that my ________
I can’t _______, I can’t _______, I can’t _______.
Yeah, you’ve got that ________,
I think you’ll ________.
When I’ll ________ that ________
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand.